New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A11119: Relates to establishing enhanced attendance verification procedures for members of the legislature
Status: In committee, April 24, 2026
Requires legislative members to verify attendance on legislative session days via an identification card system and facial recognition technology.
What the bill says
An act to amend the legislative law, in relation to establishing enhanced attendance verification procedures for members of the legislature.
From the introduced text, April 24, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the legislative law, in relation to establishing enhanced attendance verification procedures for members of the legislature THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The legislative law is amended by adding a new section 5-c to read as follows: § 5-C. VERIFICATION OF LEGISLATIVE ATTENDANCE. 1. ALL MEMBERS OF THE NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY AND SENATE SHALL VERIFY THEIR DAILY ATTENDANCE IN THEIR RESPECTIVE CHAMBERS ON LEGISLATIVE SESSION DAYS THROUGH A BIOMETRIC FACIAL RECOGNITION SYSTEM INTEGRATED WITH AN IDENTIFICATION CARD PROCESS IN EACH LEGISLATIVE CHAMBER. EACH MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATURE SHALL BE REQUIRED TO OFFICIALLY REGISTER THEIR ATTENDANCE FOR EACH LEGISLATIVE SESSION DAY. MEMBERS SHALL REGISTER ATTENDANCE NO EARLIER THAN NINETY MINUTES PRIOR TO THE OFFICIAL CONVENING OF THE SESSION. 2. IDENTIFICATION CARD READERS SHALL BE LOCATED WITHIN EACH LEGISLATIVE CHAMBER AND SHALL BE EQUIPPED WITH FACIAL RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY. UPON USING OR PRESENTING THEIR OFFICIAL IDENTIFICATION CARD, A CONTEMPORANEOUS PHOTOGRAPH OF THE INDIVIDUAL SHALL BE CAPTURED AND USED TO VERIFY THAT THE PERSON USING THE CARD IS THE DULY ELECTED MEMBER. 3. ONLY THE ELECTED MEMBER TO WHOM THE IDENTIFICATION CARD IS ISSUED MAY USE SUCH CARD TO REGISTER ATTENDANCE. ANY USE BY ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL, INCLUDING STAFF, SHALL BE PROHIBITED. § 2. This act shall …
Sponsors
- David DiPietro (R, 147) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
Subjects: Legislative Law
Common questions
- What is A11119?
- A11119 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Relates to establishing enhanced attendance verification procedures for members of the legislature.
- What does A11119 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the legislative law, in relation to establishing enhanced attendance verification procedures for members of the legislature.
- What is the status of A11119?
- In committee as of April 24, 2026. Latest action: REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS (April 24, 2026).
- Who sponsored A11119?
- David DiPietro (R, 147).
- Where is the official record for A11119?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A11119
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